I recently downloaded a copy of FreeMind, an open-source mind mapping program written in Java, and have started to play around with it. When I looked at it a few years ago, it still appeared to be a bit rough around the edges. But it has certainly matured significantly since then. FreeMind now boasts a […]

Mindjet has released several interesting add-ins to MindManager during the last few weeks: Google Trip Planner add-in: You put your starting point in one topic, your destination in another, and then join them together with a relationship line. Then right click on the relationship and click on the "get route" command.  A web page launches […]

Here’s an interesting application of visual mapping: GoalEnforcer is a specialized software program that utilizes a simplified form of mind mapping to enable you to record your goals and break big goals down into smaller, more manageable ones. You start by brainstorming your goals, recording your ideas quickly. Next, you drag and drop your goals, […]

The developers of NovaMind continue to add new features and functionality to the "early adopter" Windows version to bring it up to parity with the Mac OS X version, via weekly releases. Latest improvements include the addition of branch boundaries (drawing a border around a group of items in your map), completion of the outline […]